Matthew 13:45 46 The Parable of the Great Pearl Matthew 13:45,46 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. The Pearl of Great Price Here we see that the merchant is the Lord Jesus. The pearl of great price is the church. At Calvary Jesus sold all He had to buy this pearl. Just as a pearl is formed inside an oyster through suffering caused by irritation, so the church was formed through the piercing and wounding of the body of the Savior. It is interesting that in the parable of the treasure, the kingdom is likened to the treasure itself. (Matthew 13:44) But here the kingdom is not likened to the pearl but to the merchantman. Why this difference? In the preceding parable, the emphasis is on the treasure--redeemed Israel. The kingdom is closely linked with the nation of Israel. It was originally offered to that nation and , in the future form, the Jewish people will be its principal subjects. as we mentioned, the church is not the same as the kingdom. All who are in the church are in the kingdom in its interim form, but not all who are in the kingdom are in the church. The church will not be in the kingdom in its future form but will reign with Christ over the renewed earth. The emphasis in the second parable is on the King Himself and the tremendous price He paid to woo and win a bride that would share His glory in the day of His Manifestation. As the pearl comes out of the sea, so the church, sometimes called the Gentiles bride of Christ, comes largely from the nations. This does not overlook the fact that there are converted Israelites in it, but merely states that the dominant feature of the church is that it is a people called out from the nations for His Name. In Acts 15:14 Peter confirmed this as being the grand purpose of God at the present time. Father as we close here in the text, giving our full attention in the Scripture, as You speaks to our lives may we be ready and able to continue in the calling set before us as Christ leads us we pray and all Gods children say Amen (F.B.I.CHRIST) *+* (:)}
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:32:30 +0000
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